NEONOIR [2023]

Pinot Noir

NEO - from the Greek néos, meaning a new or revived form of.

NEON - Fluorescent.

'NEONOIR' = A fresh, bright, early-release (new) Pinot Noir. 

Straight up you get the sense this is good Pinot... It's bright, yet rather serious. 

Black Label.

Our experimental range where we can really flex our creative winemaking muscle. 

A place to try new things and challenge ideas. 

Neonoir is immeditaely impactful.

Straight up you get the sense this is good Pinot...
It's bright, yet rather serious.

Aromatically it's complexity plus, super perfumed and overt.
Spice-driven and savoury thanks to the whole-bunch character.
It's stalks and dried herb.

On the palate Cherry juice and fresh cranberries drive
the fruit line, backed by the structure and tannin
to be taken seriously.

Subtle oak creaminess previews the savoury, olive brine.

A saltiness enhances the flavour as the longer you sit
with it the more serious and savoury it becomes.

100% Pinot Noir
100% Adelaide Hills.
Kaurna Country.
Harvest date: 23rd March 2023
50% Whole Bunch. 11 days on skins.
Matured in oak for a very brief 3 months.
Clones 114 & 115
12.2% alc / vol

The 'NEONOIR' vibe is a punchy, bright expression of our favourite variety, Pinot Noir.

Earmarked for 'NEO' in the vineyard, we picked 10% earlier than fully mature, to retain acidity and freshness. Then we built its expressive character around a Whole Bunch fermentation and light use of oak.

We're fun on the outside; serious in the bottle. Well this one is VERY fun outside, and pretty serious inside too...

A slight chill on this is always good fun.
It's versatile. When Rosé just won't cut it, step it up here.